Catherine Forget has been practicing criminal law on a daily basis since 2014. She advises and assists people during criminal investigations (hearings with the police or the examining magistrate) and also defends people's interests before the French and Dutch-speaking criminal courts. She practises her profession with the aim of offering everyone a quality defense and, if the situation allows, with a view to shaking things up from a human rights perspective. Catherine Forget is also an assistant in criminal law and procedure at USL-B and a member of the Groupe de recherche en matière pénale et criminelle (GREPEC). Her research focuses on criminal law in relation to the right to protection of personal data and the right to privacy. In this context, she has published in a number of legal journals (see below). Lastly, Catherine Forget is a member of the Human Rights League's pool of lawyers, and in this capacity has lodged several appeals before the Constitutional Court, some of which have been referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union.